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Romans 2:23 — King James Version← Study notes

Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?


Romans 2:23Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 2:2312 words
GreekMeaning
ὃςhos
You whorelative pronounG3739
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
νόμῳnomō
lawnounG3551
καυχᾶσαιkauchasai
boastverbG2744
διὰdia
throughprepositionG1223
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
παραβάσεωςparabaseōs
transgressionnounG3847
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
νόμουnomou
lawnounG3551
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
θεὸνtheon
GodnounG2316
ἀτιμάζειςatimazeis
dishonor you?verbG818
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 2:23

“You that makes a boast in the Law through breaking the Law do you dishonor God?” There are two accusations which he makes, or rather three. Both that they dishonor, and dishonor that whereby they were honored; and that they dishonor Him that honored them, which was the utmost extreme of unfeelingness. And then, not to seem to be accusing them of his own mind, he brings in the Prophet as their accuser, here briefly and concisely as it were in a summary, but afterwards more…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 6 on Romans
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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